The TAC Clinical Panel is a group of highly experienced and qualified allied health and medical professionals.
Their role is to conduct clinical reviews and provide best practice, specialist clinical advice to TAC claims managers and healthcare providers, with the shared aim of delivering the best outcomes for TAC clients.
Disciplines of Clinical Advisors
Our Clinical Advisors are practicing clinicians from a range of public and private sector settings across the following disciplines:
- Medical Practitioners (from the following specialties):
- Addiction Medicine
- General Practice
- Geriatrics
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Pain Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Surgery
- Audiologists
- Chiropractors
- Dentists
- Neuropsychologists
- Nurses (Continence and Mental Health)
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Osteopaths
- Pharmacists
- Prosthetists and Orthotists
- Psychologists
- Speech Pathologists
The clinical review process
The Clinical Panel supports the TAC’s internal claims management process by providing clinical advice on a referral basis. Clinical advice is focused on ensuring that a client’s treatment is informed by evidence and is clinically justified.
Clinical Advisors seek to engage and support health providers to apply the principles of the Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services.
During a review, a Clinical Advisor may contact a treatment or service provider to discuss aspects of a TAC client’s recovery, including:
- the effectiveness of treatment or services
- provision of support in managing complex treatment and recovery barriers
- return to work capacity and issues surrounding certification
- clarification of medical issues, injury or prognosis
- new or ongoing treatment/services requests
- surgical requests, medical intervention or pharmacotherapy
- independent medical examination findings or recommendations.
After completing a clinical review, recommendations are provided to the referring claims manager. The claims manager may use these recommendations to inform their decision-making.
Clinical Advisors do not possess any claims decision-making authority.
Clinical Panel support for healthcare providers
The Clinical Panel can provide healthcare providers with free support and advice related to the treatment of TAC clients.
They can work with you to discuss the most effective treatment options and pathways, support you with managing complex clients and address any concerns you have about your patient.
You can also access outcome measures that the Clinical Panel has identified as particularly useful in clinical practice. These tools can assess a person’s current or future health status and demonstrate the effectiveness of treatment.
To contact a member of the TAC Clinical Panel, complete the enquiry form via the link below or email clinical_panel@tac.vic.gov.au